transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-gət ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English magot, probably alteration of mathek, maddok; akin to Middle Low German mēdeke maggot, Old Norse mathkr, Old English matha
Date: 14th century
1. : a soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of a dipterous insect (as the housefly)
2. : a fantastic or eccentric idea : whim
• mag·goty -gə-tē adjective